fiction

fiction

Histoires de personnages et d’événements imaginaires, ou œuvres écrites composées de telles histoires.

En anglais simple : Stories about imaginary people and events, or writing that consists of these stories.

• I enjoy reading fiction.
• She writes crime fiction for young adults.
• The library keeps fiction on the ground floor.

Contraires : nonfiction

Expressions courantes : science fiction, crime fiction, read fiction

fiction

Chose inventée ou considérée comme vraie alors qu’elle ne correspond pas à la réalité.

En anglais simple : Something invented or treated as true even though it does not match reality.

• Their supposed friendship was a fiction.
• The law relies on a useful legal fiction.
• They maintained the fiction that everyone had equal power.

Synonymes : invention, myth

Contraires : fact

Expressions courantes : legal fiction, convenient fiction, maintain a fiction

invention, mensonge

Histoire, affirmation ou croyance fausse, souvent utilisée pour tromper les gens.

En anglais simple : A false story, statement, or belief, often used to deceive people.

• His excuse was pure fiction.
• The reports were full of carefully invented fictions.
• Her claim to own the building turned out to be a fiction.

Synonymes : fabrication, falsehood, lie

Contraires : truth

Expressions courantes : complete fiction, pure fiction, invent a fiction